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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Athletes are just unqualified dumb rich white kids” is what people say when their non-athlete kid got rejected and it’s easier to believe an athlete “stole” their kids spot than to accept that their kid just isn’t very remarkable.[/quote]

Both things can be true. I think it’s more the case that athlete parents either deny their kids are less qualified or believe that the gritty teamwork they learn and long hours their kids spend justify their lower qualifications. It’s a hook and the only people who deny it are the recipients. [/quote]

Athlete parents and others (I'm not an athlete parent) reasonably disagree with the "less qualified" tag. Top schools have [i]never[/i] just sought to fill their classes with kids who have the highest GPA and standardized test scores. That doesn't solely what makes you "qualified." Beyond being minimally qualified academically, other things (athletics and beyond) should matter a lot more. I think elite schools, bigger like Harvard or Yale, or smaller like Amherst or Swarthmore, would be better off treating more extracurriculars more like sports than eliminating a hook for sports. [/quote]

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